busdokter
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of bus + dokter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʏsˌdɔk.tər/
- Hyphenation: bus‧dokter
Noun
busdokter m (plural busdokters)
- (dated, Netherlands) A medical doctor who provides service to members of a voluntary sick fund and is paid by the same sick fund.
Usage notes
- Chiefly used until the 1940s, before the introduction of universal health care in the Netherlands.